ASEAN

Chronology of ASEAN Metrication:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

26 PHL Philippines

PHL Time Zone +8 Pilipinas (Philippines) Maynilà (Manila)
Metric System Introduced by Mother Spain: 1849
Metric System Adoption: 1906
Compulsory Metric Legislation: 1909
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1973-75
United Nations Member: 24 Oct 1945
Note: International paper size A4 is the established ISO standard adopted by all countries in the world (except the United States and Canada) as well as the official United Nations document format size. Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and the Philippines are places where the US Letter Format is still in common use, despite their official adoption of the ISO standard.